Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Police making inquiries into Hastings CBD assault involving weapon, one person seriously injured

MMP News AuthorApril 23, 2024

Emergency services responded to reports of an assault in Hastings on Tuesday evening, in which one person was injured. Photo / Paul Taylor Police are making inquiries after a Hastings assault in which one person was seriously injured by a weapon on Tuesday evening. Witnesses looked on as police and ... Read More

Tauranga CBD to lose 147 Strand waterfront car parks for green space, businesses ‘fuming’

MMP News AuthorOctober 25, 2023

Mainstreet Tauranga chairwoman and Miss Gee’s Bar and Eatery owner Ashleigh Gee says closing The Strand waterfront car park will have a “detrimental” impact on businesses in the CBD. Photo / Alex Cairns Hospitality businesses in Tauranga’s CBD are “fuming” as 147 waterfront car parks are set to be turned ... Read More

Cameron Rd roadworks and Tauranga CBD parking issues blamed as First Ave business closes

MMP News AuthorAugust 28, 2023

The owner of a 20-year-old business closing its doors 18 months after moving to the Tauranga CBD says roadworks and parking issues have left it “sinking into a black hole”. Other businesses on First Ave blame the same issues for lower customer numbers, with one cafe owner saying it is ... Read More

Napier CBD shake-up: Te Whatu Ora to turn large vacant building into office hub to free up space for health service expansion

MMP News AuthorAugust 1, 2023

An artist’s impression of a revamped Dalton House (right) and Vautier House (left) in Napier. Photo / Te Whatu Ora Hawke’s Bay Well-known buildings on the edge of Napier’s CBD have been sold ahead of a major redevelopment, with new tenant Te Whatu Ora set to move offices in. It’s ... Read More

Fair Pay Agreements: Protest outside Auckland CBD hotel

MMP News AuthorJuly 13, 2023

Members of Unite union and supporters protested outside a Victoria St West hotel in Auckland on Thursday afternoon, claiming management had pressured staff to opt out of fair pay agreements. Photo / John Weekes Members of Unite union and supporters picketed a hotel in downtown Auckland today, claiming management pressured ... Read More

We Are Open campaign gets behind Napier CBD

MMP News AuthorApril 27, 2023

The We Are Open campaign launched a few weeks ago to support Napier businesses. Napier City Business Inc (NBCI) is thinking outside the square with its latest campaign to encourage shoppers into the CBD. We Are Open was launched this month with a video showing business owners from different cultures ... Read More